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1989-10-01

Edmonton Social Planning Council

Special project application to United Way Children and Poverty Project.

1978

Martin, J. A., Sikstrom, C.

Stream diversion projects in the Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program study area that have been or will be required in the course of oil sands development are outlined. The effects of stream diversions on aquatic life, natural recovery of stream ecosystems from the effects of diversion

, effectiveness of habitat restoration or enhancement techniques, and potential applications of biomonitoring techniques for studying the effects of diversions are reviewed with special reference to the AOSERP study area. Scientific references pertaining to these topics are compiled in an annotated bibliography

. Information \"gaps\" and research needs pertinent to the AOSERP study area are briefly outlined. The primary research need recommended at the present time is to collect as much information as possible about the effects of the Beaver Creek diversion to aid in planning future diversion projects and related

1980-01-01

Wallis, P., Baker, B., Peake, E., Telang, S., Strosher, M.

assimilative capacity of the Athabasca River with special regard to organics. Objectives for the project are: (1) To analyze available hydrometric, sediment and water quality data pertinent to the organic regime of the river; (2) To synthesize the data into a framework of understanding (model) that would

external factors while maintaining their productivity and diversity. The rate and extent of this adaptive capability is the underlying process of assimilative capacity which must be understood and therefore examined. This project is intended to provide a problem analysis of the goal to determine the

2011

Yao, Hengshuai

Technical report TR11-04. World model is very important for model-based reinforcement learning. For example, a model is frequently used in Dyna: in learning steps to select actions and in planning steps to project sampled states or features. In this paper we propose least-squares Dyna (LS-Dyna

) algorithm to improve the accuracy of the world model and provide better planning. LS-Dyna is a special Dyna architecture in that it estimates the world model by a least-squares method. LS-Dyna is more data efficient, yet it has the same complexity with existing linear Dyna that is based on gradient descent

1992

Veeman, Michele M., Veeman, Terry S.

This paper overviews the results of three separate, but related economic research projects conducted from 1985 to 1991 and funded by Farming for the Future. The topic of the first two of these concerned export markets for wheat. One might question how such topics relate to the theme of Agri-food

Diversification, which is the focus of this Farming for the Future research conference. The three projects do relate to this theme. They focused on the analysis of diverse and distinct market segments for different types or classes of grains and the relative values of different characteristics of grain. Our

emphasis on wheat and barley markets also reflects the fact that while other special crops provide very useful production and market alternatives for Alberta farmers, the relatively limited market size for many special crops necessitates continued research on the agronomic and economic characteristics of

1995

Boxall, Peter C., Yen, Steven T., Adamowicz, Wiktor

, as provincial governments have trimmed budgets, fewer funds are available for environmental conservation programs. Second, many jurisdictions have adopted a model by which private interests and/or users of the resource base help to fund these projects. Examples include the North American Waterfowl

Management Program, land purchases by the Nature Conservancy, the Buck-for Wildlife project (in Alberta), and various other public-private joint ventures (Porter and van Kooten 1993). In many of these programs the private funding component is based on memberships or donations to private organizations (e.g

that traditional supporters - recreational hunters and anglers - are decreasing in number, particularly in Canada (e.g. Boxall et al. 1991). Traditionally, these supporters were responsible for much of the funding of wildlife conservation programs either through license sales, special 'check-offs' that

1977

Bottenheim, J. W., Strausz, O. P.

atmospheres. Atmospheric chemical transformation processes for which mechanistic or experimental data are lacking, are identified and some research projects which would lead to a better understanding and prediction of the chemistry of polluted air are outlined, with special emphasis on the particular problems

1983

Humphreys, R. G., McMullen, A. L., Patel, B. U., Hart, A. G.

Dynawest Projects Ltd. has been commissioned by Alberta Environment to provide an overview of the technology available for the control of sulphur and nitrogen oxide emissions from oil sands plants. The study scope is summarized below: 1. Review briefly bitumen extraction and upgrading technologies

; equipment design and modification; and NOx removal. The latter is the most effective and expensive. The technology is well established and its application to oil sands plants presents no special problems. The Alberta Government has established guidelines limiting the total emission of sulphur from an oil